My favorite scene is the one scene that was done in GF1 between Al Pacino and Marlon Brando. Robert Towne wrote the scene and my favorite line is "I always thought that you would be the one to pull the strings.... Senator Corleone, Gov. Corleone" That line just gives me chills. I especially like that line given that the trademark Godfather book cover and title has the Marionett strings on the letters.

Probably the best directed scene in the movie is the shooting of Sollozo and McCluskey, especially the train taking off in Mike's head

Here at work reading everyone's replies and yes they are all my favorite scenes too - PuppetMistress, for the life of me I can't picture the scene you are speaking of, when Nero says Carlo was not killed. Sorry but could you give me the scene before or after? I'm racking my brain trying to figure it out. Was it in the trilogy, because that I don't have
But the best scene is when Michael sees Appolonia - that stare.......meow!

For me, in Part II, after the attempted assassination of Michael. Michael and Rocco are outside, and Michael says "I want them alive." Rocco: "We'll try."
Michael: "ROCCO! ALIVE!!!"

Great delivery.

GF1: I just can't get over the scene when Michael and Enzo were waiting outside the hospital until Sollozzo's men came to kill Don Corleone. Michael was cool in that scene....Also the scene when Michael was confronting Carlo asking him who approached him to set-up Sonny....Of course, the baptism where the 5 heads of the Mafia Families were killed.

GF2: When Michael found out that Fredo betrayed him....Fredo's death scene....Vito Corleone holding Michael in his arms after killing Fanucci.

GF3: Michael's confession...really touching!

I agree with you sophia. How could I forget that scene??? Really a 'thunderbolt' stare. That's what I call a stare that melts!

Tom telling the Don about Sonny's death. Great and subtle acting by both, particularly Brando (RIP).

GF I- "I believe in America." What an opening! On the big screen it's phenomenal. You don't see shots like that in film. That one phrase sets the stage for the entire series. It's one of the great openings in cinema.

GF II- Kay vs. Michael. Michael is now betrayed by his own wife. Kay keeps wanting Michael to be the man she married. In this film, any scene between them, is fantastic. One I haven't seen mentioned is Michael's return to Tahoe. He comes into the house and it's so quiet it's just desolate. You can feel the complete isolation between Kay and Michael; just the sound of the sewing machine whirring in the background. You can taste the loneliness of the place. It's a tomb. Shades of things to come.

GF III- First off, I love the shot of the bishop sailing down the rotunda, it's beautiful. As much of a loss as this film is, my favorite scenes, again, are Michael and Kay together because that's when we see shades of the original two Godfather films. Fantastic work together. As a scene however, I love the flashbacks of the previous films showing Michael being happy, of the things he loved and, eventually, destroyed. That kind of flashback realism has been possible in film and it's powerfully used in the denouement.

I
“Aw, make time, consiglieri. Get in the car. What are you worried about? If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead already. Get in. “

Always reminds me of Christmas growing up, nice to see Hagan doing something so normal and caring like shopping for gifts, only to be interrupted by a knife wielding Grinch. Tom is my favorite Corleone

II

“I enjoy watching football in the afternoon, one of the things I enjoy about this country; baseball, too. I've loved baseball ever since Arnold Rothstein fixed the World Series in 1919. I heard you had some trouble. Stupid -- people behaving like that with guns Important thing is, that you're alright. Good health -- the most important thing in the world. More than success, more than money -- more than power.”

Shows the history, and subtle power of Roth – I’ve always been a big Lansky fan.

III

I hated this movie – it did little but get worse with each added plot element in my opinion. If I had to pick a scene just for its visual and visceral impact it would be the street murder of Joey Zsa Zsa. I was just glad when the movie ended and the debate over which was actually a worse third part – GFIII , Mad Max III, or Jaws 3D?

Can't Pick Just One From All Triology That's Imposible But Here Are My Favourite Scenes From Each Movie (This Was Very Tough Too):

The Godfather:
The Bonasera Meeting Definatley.

The Godfather Part II:
Young Vito And The Ol' Gang While He Tells Them I Make An Offer He Don't Refuse With That Cool Brando Voice.

The Godfather Part III:
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS OUT , THEY PULL ME BACK IN (just like my signature heheh) And The Whole Scene The Stroke And FREDO FREDO!

Godfather: "Look how they massacred my boy."

GFII: "The rent stays the same."

GF III : The closing titles.
No, thats not fair....its Michael saying Zasa doesnt have the wit to pull off a hit like that and "Our real enemy has yet to show his face."

My favorite scenes are "

G1 - The Baptism Scene

G2 - Neri & Klingman in the Casino

gf1--mike in sicily
gf2--flashback at end of movie

Hard to choose between Connie's wedding, baptism, and Mary getting shot.

for humour my favourite scene is the Signor Roberto scene , that makes me chuckle , but my favourite scene is probably baptism scene in part 1.

But when I saw the advert for the godfather last night, were they used the scene were michael explains how he'll kill Sollozo, that sent shivers down my spine lol

GF1: The scene where Rocco shoots Pauli and Clemenza says "Leave the gun, take the cannoli."

GF2: The scene where Al Neri chases Klingman out of the Tropagala.

GF3: The scene where Vincent bites off Joey Zaza's ear.

pretty scenes..but mine gf1-when michael kills turco. gf3-when the helicopter killed the mafia bosses. and my favourite gf2-when michael punch kay(his women)

GFI Enzo's footsteps coming up the hospital staircase while Michael's hiding the Don; and Tessio's last moments.

GFII Roth's Moe Green speech; Tom and Frankie talking to each other for the last time.

GFIII The AC hit; death of Mary

EXACTLY!

GFI - The restaurant scene with Mike, Sollozzo and McCluskey

GFII - 'I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart'

GFIII - Joey Zasa's death

I love it so much that I slo-mo through it every time - after the baptism scene in I, after Michael gets the whisper, he looks off into space...then his eyes zero in on Carlo at his side. His eyes are saying, "okay Carlo, now its your turn."

Without question my favorite scene in alll of them is the scene where Michael completely transforms from the "Joe College" guy who doesnt want to get mixed up in the family business to the guy who hatches the plan to kill Sollozzo and McCluskey...Pacino's acting is brilliant.

The silent scream.

My favorite scene is when Kay tells Michael of the abortion and we all know the famous line when she says "... this Sicilian THING that's been going on for 2 thousand Ye..." (Michael makes this sentence STOP)!

What a wealth to choose from, but here goes:
GFI: A tie between the baptism/executions and Hagen's dinner with Jack Woltz.
GFII: Young Vito finally getting his revenge on Don Ciccio
GFIII: The hit in Atlantic City

GFI - the meeting of all the Dons
GFII - the flashback scene
GFIII - the silent scream

GFI - The Baptism

GFII - Flashback to 1941

GFIII - The silent scream coupled with Michael's flashback to dancing with each of his wives and Mary.

GF1 - You have to answer for Sonny, Carlo. Drink, drink... there is a car outside waiting to take you to the airport... Tom, tickets? Now who approached you?

GF2 - When Michael hears Fredo say, "Johnny Ola brought me here..." that look on Michaels face. Then the kiss of death.

GF3 - I know FFC wanted to go a certain direction with Michael... I just was not hot for this story. I like the attempt at going legit... but Michael was sooooo... weak at this point. Only thing that could have saved it was Vincent saving the family. He didnt.

With that said... my fav scenes were...

negotiating with the archbishop and agreeing to 600 million from 500 million without much thought...anything to go legit.

Vincent and Connie as he swears loyalty. very powerful.

I always enjoy the whole scene where young Vito goes back to Sicily for revenge on the Don...

I am of course referring to the "Sonny-flashback" at the end of II. We see Mike slumped dejectedly in his chair after Fredo's death, a very heart wrenching end to the movie. Then the scene fades to Sonny saying...Hey, everybody, come on pay attention. The first time I watched this my heart almost stopped beating. For about .0000001 seconds I thought that he (Sonny) was still alive.

Godfather, Part 1:
Favorite - The Baptism Sequence

Honorable Mention - Sonny kicking the shit out of Carlo, Bonasera, Vito and Michael in the garden, Clemenza and Michael in the basement.

Best Deleted Scene(s) - Vito and Michael at the hospital, Genco

Godfather, Part II:
Favorite(s) - Vito kills Don Ciccio; "It was you, Fredo."

Honorable Mention - Roth dividing up the Cuban cake, the Moe Greene speech, pursuit of Don Fanucci, "I don't want no trouble!," end scene (Michael).

Best Deleted Scene(s) - Al Neri pushes out Klingman, the birthday party/Michael enlists, Fabrizio's car bomb.

Godfather, Part III
Favorite - Michael confesses to Cardinal Lamberto.

Honorable Mention - Zaza gets his, Vincent's Mike Tyson impersonation, helicopter attack, final scream sequence.

Best Deleted Scene - Michael questions the corpse of Don Tomassino.